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Here’s a comprehensive Vim command cheat cheat.
h | move cursor left |
j | move cursor down |
k | move cursor up |
l | move cursor right |
w | jump forwards to the start of a word |
W | jump forwards to the start of a word (words can contain punctuation) |
e | jump forwards to the end of a word |
E | jump forwards to the end of a word (words can contain punctuation) |
b | jump backwards to the start of a word |
B | jump backwards to the start of a word (words can contain punctuation) |
0 | jump to the start of the line |
^ | jump to the first non-blank character of the line |
$ | jump to the end of the line |
G | go to the last line of the document |
5G | go to line 5 |
i | insert before the cursor |
I | insert at the beginning of the line |
a | insert (append) after the cursor |
A | insert (append) at the end of the line |
o | append (open) a new line below the current line |
O | append (open) a new line above the current line |
ea | insert (append) at the end of the word |
Esc | exit insert mode |
r | replace a single character |
J | join line below to the current one |
cc | change (replace) entire line |
cw | change (replace) to the end of the word |
c$ | change (replace) to the end of the line |
s | delete character and substitute text |
S | delete line and substitute text (same as cc) |
xp | transpose two letters (delete and paste) |
u | undo |
Ctrl+r | redo |
. | repeat last command |
v | start visual mode, mark lines, then do a command (like y-yank) |
V | start linewise visual mode |
o | move to other end of marked area |
Ctrl+v | start visual block mode |
O | move to other corner of block |
aw | mark a word |
ab | a block with () |
aB | a block with |
ib | inner block with () |
iB | inner block with |
Esc | exit visual mode |
> | shift text right |
< | shift text left |
y | yank (copy) marked text |
d | delete marked text |
~ | switch case |
yy | yank (copy) a line |
2yy | yank (copy) 2 lines |
yw | yank (copy) word |
y$ | yank (copy) to end of line |
p | put (paste) the clipboard after cursor |
P | put (paste) before cursor |
dd | delete (cut) a line |
2dd | delete (cut) 2 lines |
dw | delete (cut) word |
D | delete (cut) to the end of the line |
d$ | delete (cut) to the end of the line |
x | delete (cut) character |
:w | write (save) the file, but don't exit |
:wq | write (save) and quit |
:x | write (save) and quit |
:q | quit (fails if there are unsaved changes) |
:q! | quit and throw away unsaved changes |
/pattern | search for pattern |
?pattern | search backward for pattern |
n | repeat search in same direction |
N | repeat search in opposite direction |
:%s/old/new/g | replace all old with new throughout file |
:%s/old/new/gc | replace all old with new throughout file with confirmations |
:e filename | edit a file in a new buffer |
:bnext:bn | go to the next buffer |
:bprev:bp | go to the previous buffer |
:bd | delete a buffer (close a file) |
:sp filename | open a file in a new buffer and split window |
:vsp filename | open a file in a new buffer and vertically split window |
Ctrl+ws | split window |
Ctrl+ww | switch windows |
Ctrl+wq | quit a window |
Ctrl+wv | split window vertically |
Ctrl+wh | move cursor to next buffer (right) |
Ctrl+wl | move cursor to previous buffer (left) |
:tabnew filename:tabn filename | open a file in a new tab |
Ctrl+wt | move the current split window into its own tab |
gt:tabnext:tabn | move to the next tab |
gT:tabprev:tabp | move to the previous tab |
#gt | move to tab number # |
:tabmove # | move current tab to the #th position (indexed from 0) |
:tabclose:tabc | close the current tab and all its windows |
:tabonly:tabo | close all tabs except for the current one |
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